Frontend Developer
Posted 5 days ago by Harvey Nash Plc
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Summary: The Front End App Developer role involves working with a public sector client to enhance web applications through secure development practices. The position is hybrid, allowing for both Glasgow-based and remote work, and is set for an initial duration of six months. The developer will collaborate with various technical teams and contribute to the overall technical direction of projects. This role has been classified as outside IR35, indicating a favorable tax status for contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work across technical teams formed of supplier, contract and permanent resource
- Develop new features to our web applications in a secure way in line with industry best-practices
- Identifying production and non-production design discrepancies and UI defects
- Train and knowledge share with colleagues
- Looking ahead for future opportunities or blockers, and ensuring decisions by teams align with the technical direction
- Identify operational improvements and work to ensure a stable service that can be enhanced
- Anticipate and mitigate against project challenges or risks
- Work with service designers, UX specialists and other developers to translate wireframes and mockups into real interfaces.
Key Skills:
- Experience of modern JavaScript practices and industry standards regarding Front End technologies
- Commercial experience with React, Typescript, NodeJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Webpack, React Testing Library
- Experience with RESTful APIs
- Experience writing unit and integration tests
- Experience with CI/CD (eg Jenkins), including build and package management tools
- Programming Best Practices (ie Clean Code, SOLID, etc.)
- Familiar with good continuous integration and continuous delivery principles
- Experience of microservice design patterns
- Translate technical concepts between infrastructure, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all
- Able to speak on behalf of technical and development teams and facilitate the relationships with indirect stakeholders
- Able to share knowledge and mentor (potentially non-technical) colleagues
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Glasgow
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Front End App Developer - 6 months - hybrid - Outside IR35
Day rate - Market Rates
Harvey Nash's public sector client are currently looking to recruit a Front-End App Developer to join their team based Glasgow/Remote for an initial 6-month period.
Main Duties:
- Work across technical teams formed of supplier, contract and permanent resource
- Develop new features to our web applications in a secure way in line with industry best-practices
- Identifying production and non-production design discrepancies and UI defects
- Train and knowledge share with colleagues
- Looking ahead for future opportunities or blockers, and ensuring decisions by teams align with the technical direction
- Identify operational improvements and work to ensure a stable service that can be enhanced
- Anticipate and mitigate against project challenges or risks
- Work with service designers, UX specialists and other developers to translate wireframes and mockups into real interfaces.
Essential Skills:
- Technology knowledge - ideally we are looking for someone with experience in as many of the below as possible:
- Experience of modern JavaScript practices and industry standards regarding Front End technologies
- Commercial experience with React, Typescript, NodeJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Webpack, React Testing Library
- Experience with RESTful APIs
- Experience writing unit and integration tests
- Experience with CI/CD (eg Jenkins), including build and package management tools
- General knowledge - Experience in most or all of the following practices and design patterns:
- Programming Best Practices (ie Clean Code, SOLID, etc.)
- Are familiar with good continuous integration and continuous delivery principles
- Experience of microservice design patterns
- Bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical
- Translate technical concepts between infrastructure, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all
- Able to speak on behalf of technical and development teams and facilitate the relationships with indirect stakeholders
- Able to share knowledge and mentor (potentially non-technical) colleagues
This role has been deemed Outside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.
